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Phylum "Candidatus Peregrinibacteriota"
Name: "Candidatus Peregrinibacteriota" corrig. Wrighton et al. 2012
Etymology: Pe.re.gri.ni.bac.te.ri.o’ta. N.L. neut. n. Peregrinibacterium, a yet-to-be-proposed name for the type genus; from L. masc. adj. peregrinus, strange, foreign; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; L. neut. pl. n. suff. -ota, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n. Peregrinibacteriota, the Candidatus Peregrinibacterium phylum [incorrectly formed: implied type unavailable]
Pronunciation, gender: pe-re-gri-ni-bak-te-ri-O-ta, neuter
Effective publication:
Wrighton KC, Thomas BC, Sharon I, Miller CS, Castelle CJ, VerBerkmoes NC, Wilkins MJ, Hettich RL, Lipton MS, Williams KH, et al. Fermentation, hydrogen, and sulfur metabolism in multiple uncultivated bacterial phyla. Science 2012; 337:1661-1665. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Candidatus list no. 5. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5821.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Peregrinibacteria" Wrighton et al. 2012 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Peribacteria" Anantharaman et al. 2016 not validly published pro-correct name
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Parent taxon: [Bacteria, not assigned to kingdom]
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Record number: 38926
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